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Photo taken on May 5, 2022, shows a submerged road in the suburbs of Kyiv, Ukraine, as a local dam was destroyed by the Ukrainian military to deter Russia’s advancement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.
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North Korea fires apparent submarine-launched ballistic missile
SEOUL/TOKYO – North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday that was likely launched from a submarine into the sea off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said, three days before President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration.
The apparent short-range SLBM was launched from waters near North Korea’s eastern port city of Sinpo at around 2:07 p.m., South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, while the United States and its regional allies are bracing for the possibility of Pyongyang conducting a nuclear test for the first time since 2017.
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Okinawa urges dropping base transfer plan ahead of 50th return anniv.
NAHA, Japan – Okinawa Prefecture has called on the central government to scrap a plan to relocate a U.S. air base within the southern Japanese prefecture in its new proposals for creating a “peaceful and prosperous” future released Saturday ahead of the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan later this month.
The proposals also request a drastic review of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, as Okinawa hosts the bulk of U.S. military installations in Japan, and a spate of crimes and accidents involving U.S. soldiers and base personnel have angered residents. They view the agreement as overly protective of U.S. service members and civilian base workers if they are implicated in crimes.
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Gov’t considers revoking license of operator of sunken Hokkaido boat
SAPPORO – Japan’s transport ministry is considering revoking the license of the operator of a tour boat that sunk off Hokkaido two weeks ago leaving 14 people dead and 12 missing, ministry sources said Saturday, marking what would be the heaviest administrative penalty ever imposed under the maritime transportation law.
Seiichi Katsurada, the president of Shari-based boat operator Shiretoko Yuransen, submitted documents claiming he had at least three years of experience in operations, although he does not have a boating license and served as the company’s operations manager, according to the sources.
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Japan PM Kishida eyes attending int’l security forum in June
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to attend a major international security forum next month in Singapore, Japanese government sources said Saturday.
If realized, the attendance of a Japanese prime minister at the annual meeting from June 10 to 12 will be the first since 2014, when his predecessor Shinzo Abe took part in the Asian security summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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Japan, Fiji confirm beefing up ties amid concerns over China clout
TOKYO – Japan and Fiji confirmed Saturday they will continue closely cooperating for peace and stability in the Pacific region as they shared concerns over a recent security deal between China and the Solomon Islands, the Japanese government said.
At a meeting in the Fijian capital Suva, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who doubles as foreign minister, affirmed the goal of realizing a “free and open Indo-Pacific,” amid China’s increasing military and economic clout in the region.
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Yoshinoya refused to let “foreign” student attend recruitment event
TOKYO – The Yoshinoya “gyudon” beef bowl restaurant chain refused to allow a university student to attend a recruitment event after assuming the student was a foreign national, an official of the chain’s holding company said Friday.
A recruiter at Yoshinoya Co. based the assumption on background information provided by the student, and told the student that foreign nationals face difficulty in obtaining work visas, according to the official.
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Rugby: COVID-19 cases force cancellation of League One matches
TOKYO – Japan’s League One announced the cancellation of Saturday’s clash between Black Rams Tokyo and Red Hurricanes Osaka shortly before kickoff following multiple COVID-19 cases among players and staff from the team based in Osaka.
Thirteen people associated with the team returned positive tests Monday, but after follow-up tests over the next two days, the league initially determined the regular season final-round match could still be played.
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